THE VOLUNTEER. Ja!m Dt Ofattout Editor and Proprietor* OARIiISLBiTHORSDAT) JAW. 30, 1601* In Apprentice to the Printing Business,, WILL be taken' at this office, if application be immediately made. . A boy frpm the country, •abont 15 or 16 years of age, will bo preferred. Ho 'must bo offfbod moral character, and possessed of a ‘tborougb fipglisb education* ■ jfljbpor absence from -borne for several days must be‘oof apology for all deficiencies in 10-day’s paper. “Keystone."— George R. McFarlane, of Hollidajsburg, has become associated .with O. .•Barrettin the publication of.the Keystone. <The Jffyi/ens isa Irue and reliable Democratic paper, i6d MKjM6Far3ano is’ an a'ble and accom pHsbcd writer,, ; ;"Wo.wish the paper .and iU worthy editor* ,MCbes».f;:;.!'-~y L V. --1 •' • A Faux Alarm.—On Saturday night last, the quiet ■of our town was disturbed by *the ccy of fire, and in ■ ■a; Tory shortApnee of :time.every(bing'was in com. i motion; the fire engines-were, brought forlh, ibe streets -wore thronged with anxious men and terrified rwomenj-ftod rail’Wore upon ithe-qui eioe 16'discover ’where IhofireWas. The alarm proved to bo |a false --uneVand soon the streets reSqmdd thelifaccuslorfmry qqleW The practice of falsing ftlao ,alarms of fire; a; very silly as well as a very reprehensible one, ~ .and-sometime* indulged in through- mere reck leuneasby yoongmen who should know belter.— ~Gur borough authorities should ferideavor tb ferret out all iuch offenders and bring to.punishment. , Toe Property Company.—Wo are glad to bo able ' to announce, that through the aclivb.ezertloDs of a . Tew public-spirited gentlemen, this Company Si now ■•completely. organized, and will, orf tho. first occasion which may offer, be ready to tako the field, and act father manner which they have marked out for them ■ietvM«‘‘''Tho.following is a lisl ofthe Officers: . ? Presiderii—lion. Frederick Watts, 1 . Ifie*^PretidtnU— George \V. Siibafper, John D. ' Bi’AtTOM.; '■ ir ; <Skrrtar«#—John B. Parker; John Goodyear. This Company.vyitt.be of tfail benefit to our ctll- J xens In case of fire, as its mongers will dovoto their attention to the preservation and safe cus " tody of furniture and other .valuables. '■ New'SoboOl Hooie,—Our School Directors have announced their intention to receive proposals for the erection of another now School on West Pom- freiatreet. The building la to be two alone# high, .and of brick. .We concur with the Herald in regret, tinglhatoor public hall and school hobaea generally ■ r-;inap unfortunately and'inconveniently located, and ».-!t asthb proposed new one la to be situated In a anme ■, public place, we truai the Directors will have one erected, which will be both ornamental and ''i cieful. 1 ' ffxw Otrr.F/T ON THE CoMBI?nLAND VaLLKT hoad.—T/io Cumberland Valley Railroad Company, ■after 'relaying Iho whole length of tho road with. -• (icAvy Trail,and improving the grades, has purefus* I ... ed new locomotives and passenger car*, of the very i >: and must improved style. Persons travelling j . this route, therefore, can do so with ns much comfort' es’on any other road in tho country. We also learn that this company has undertaken the stocking and , ■ funtung of the York and Cumbcrl md yoad, which is (o be ,worked in connection with their,road, and that it will.be opened, fur trade and travel about tho Ist ;,vof t February. , ,JtaktevtTU*4L CoKTiKTibrt.-—The Agricultural ; ‘ at HmUbarg, tint rflt'on Wednetday evening of last week. , A memorial to ; (he f,«gi*Jalare, asking-for a charter tnd an appro- V . was submitted by (he Hon. Joseph R. In* ’gersoll, and unanimously adopted. ' Hon. Frederick ' "Walts, ofCsrHelp/wae clcctfd'Pfcsidcnl of the Slate Agricultural Society. Thia it a deterred compliment ; ; to Judge Walla, aa the Slalo dooanat contain a truer * . friend to (he great agricuilural iotereata of (be coun. (ry.lhau be is. Ooa Victors.— The Harrisburg Union, in apeak. Ingof our recent victory in thia county, soys Ellia Bonham, the able champion of Democracy in Cumberland county, was elected a member of the ' House, over hi* Whig eompetllor, bn Friday last, by • a majority of 460 S Thia ia a just compliment to a ’ worthy, end talented Democrat. / STHon. Jakes A. Bayard, a sterling-Democrat ;> wa>,on Thursday last, elected a United States Sena* ’■‘■‘(or from the Slate of Delaware, for six. years from •V.tbu 4th of March next. . This la a Democratic gain. Mr. Bayard is a man of talent, great legal attain, menle,'and will make an accomplished Senator. i . TARirr Resolution*.— The resolution offered in (ho House of Representatives, by Mr. Dobbins of .Schuylkill, instructing our Senators and requesting -' oar Representatives in Congress to favor a modifies. (lon of the present Tariff, was adopted in committee bflhe whole on Saturday last—-yea* 48, nays 37. Sixteen Democrats voted in the affirmative. The question wUl.nexl come up on second rending, when we hope the resolution will receive Us quietus. Tnt Dead Letter Statistics.— The Washington Republic,ln Us statistics of the dead letter office, mokes T*~*ihVouVnber of dead letters in ’a quarter six millions, • andlna year twenly.four millions. This is an crorr, which the Washington correspondent of .the DaUU ' "more Sun corrects. .. The number should bo six hun dred thousand for the quarter, end two millions, four /' hundred thousand for the year. An important dif. i Terence, quite. V Gtri. Cabs and tub Presidency.— Some of the po. ‘ papcre are publishing an extract of a teller * • : i JJVdm den. Cab* ,lo Andrew Stevenson, In which ' V|eayeU<‘No circumstances can possibly arise wliici , would Induce mo ogaln to permit my name to bo brought forward In connection with Ihe Chief Mn. ' i glatreoy oftho country. M This loiter is given oa a Meonl declaration of Ibo General, and mode neap ‘/i pUeable tb hie present feeling on the subject, but the from which the extract was mode, was that written to Che Baltimore Convention in 1646, and ; tbnoonoetf hie determination not to bo a candidate forri-*Ucii9tt t agreeably to views which seemed to bo generally received by the Democratic party, As Mr. . gnu haa never been elected,.the determination there •spreeeed doee not interfere with hie being a candi. n. ' dale again. ,Tfw BtxAMsmr Atlantic*—Grout fears are enter tained for the aafely of the United Siatea mail steam > - • • ship Atlantic, which left Liverpool on the 96th of December, for Now York, with thu mails and a fair • 1 oompUmtnl of passengers, and lice not yet arrived, although many day* beyond her time. The New "tfofk. Journal* cling la il,c hope Diet for went of ,J "obcl or der.ngemcnt oflier engine, •homey be beat. ■' ' ID(f her € curie, under ..Ui i n which prenl, her de. ‘ Jeotlon ie not singular. • •fan Kin** Board— The Naval Board of Inquiry. «bo have bean deliberating upon (he ben substitute for Bogging In (he navy, have reported in favor of 'Arorn betcV court martial#, confinement, suspension . pfpey, and reward# for good conduct of officer#. We 1 ? ' fJf of oploloP that (here ie.more virtue in a diprlva. n of p*yi e« a punlahment, and reward# for exem plary behaviour, than In the oat, whjoh ie degrading , ;. ; ,,'*pd brutal.; conceive that atoian whoj# • teeten fry atrip**, eta be worth much era marine, the special sLECTieir-ova victory. i The 'Democrats of old Cumberland , gained a glorious victory last v The;' majorjly for J. ELLts BoNHAM,‘as will be.seen by the return# below,' is 460!\Thly la'b fiinob. larger. I majority than we had a rightVtd expect,'and ia evidence of the popularity of oUr candidate. . The day,was the type pf a splendid victory! ■lt seemed as if the order, of the seasons had been changed; for,instead of cold, rainy,'and unpleasant weath er, as had been anticipated, we had the joyous sun and (he bland air of spring-time. Mr. Bonham’s majority in Carlisle is much lar ger. than his most sanguine friends anticipated. That he received the support of a great number of Whigs, who are his personal friends, is-quite. evi dent. These Whigs voted for him-becapse they respected-him be a townsman, and him for his talents. Another strong reason had its influence.* For a great-number.of.years-it has been the.practice of both parties In .this county, to refuse Carlisle a. member; of Assembly. This was not the result of accident, but it was an adopted rule, obstinately adhered to.. *» A lower •end, man,” and an upper .'end. man/t were al most invariably placed at the head of the'ticket as the candidates for Assembly, and Carlisle, With her'Boo votes,;has been compelled for years to gether to submit to this injustice. By 1 many sons this course of bur County Conventions was regarded as-offering a premeditated insult io our town, and on more than one occasion, both parties have had their difficbllies to prevent u a kicking but of the traces,’? .The Democrats of Carlisle, h oxv eyer, have at all times rendered a united , support to the Assembly ticket, but in the hope that jus tice would at length be extended them, and that qualifications and true worth, and not location, would govern the,delegates, to the County Conven tion innominaiingcandidates for Assproby.-Weare glad to say that the. Democrats of Carlisle have at length been gratified.; In a voice approaching unanimity, they asked fur the nomination of Mr; Bonham, and their Wishes were responded to by our friends of the country. He was nominated by the Convention on the first ballot, and the vote he received at home should be evidencp of What the Democrats of Carlisle can do when they have one of their own citizens before thorp as a candi date. ’ll is natural to suppose that a man residing in a thickly populated town can and will run ahead of his ticket. His great number of ac quaintances give him many advantages. We therefore again express the hope, that our Demo cratic friends may hereafter see the policy of re sponding to the wishes of the people; in the ee- leolion of candidates for Assembly, and nominate competent and deserving men, without regard to location. By pursuing this course the parly vote wiD bo increased, and our county will be good for the same majority she gave in days of yore. . Dy the official returns below it will be seen that our Democratic friends were up and doing in every part of th# county ,‘ahd richly dothey deserve the honors orahe victory achieved. Where all -have done so well, it would not be fair in us to draw comparisons. , So far ar we can learn, Mr; Bon ham received the full Democratic vote in every township, with, the exception of one or two at the jower end. We certainly owe our country friends many thanks for the exertions they made in be half of.'oor townsman. The’favor will be.duly reciprocated' whenever opportunity ‘presents.— Tills Is evidence of a proper feeling, and with this , feeling the Democrats of .Cumberland are stall ' timers certain of success. OFFICIAL RETURNS* *■ • ;V- ' S DISTUICTS, „ .. i < East Ward, Carlisle, £ W eat Ward - North-Middleton ♦ ■ ! ', South Middleton Lower Westpennaboroogh Lower Dickinson Fraokford Carlisle District Upper Allen • Lower Allen Upper Dickinson East Penneboroogh Hampden Hopewell Leesburg Monroe Mechanlosburg Newville New Cumberland Shlppensburg. Silver Spring Bonham’s majority City ahd County— The Democrats of (he city ami county of Philadelphia have selected [their delegates to the Reading and Harrisburg Slal£ Conventions. The Gubernatorial delegates are Instructed for Col. Bigler, and the Judicial delegates are Instructed to support Hon*' James Campbell for one of the Judges of the Supreme Court. We are glad to boo that dur friend For. • ney, editor of the ** Pennsylvanian/* is a dele. r gate from the city, he Eiuoatwa too Earlv.—We perceive that the ccn. •ui of Ohio, soy* ihe Philadelphia JVetes, dues not cquul Iho anticipation* of the Buck.Eye*. They hud boasted on being the second Slate in.the Union in point of population} but now find themselves far (her In (he tear of good old Pennsylvania than in 1840. The Keystone Slate 1* not a Blind Giant, as some of her own too desponding sons are In the habit of calling her. She has had her eyes wido open during tho last ten years, and has increased her pop. ululioj) in a greater proportion than any one of the Old Thirteen, not even New York excepted. Wealth or Pennstlvahia—The following ifom, taken from the Washington Correvpondtnoo of iho Philadelphia Ltdgtr, will give an Idea of lho wealth of our Stato t «» Would you believe that the mineral wealth of Schuylkill county, Pit., so fbr as explored, according to the official census returns, Is larger (hart Ctililbr* nia 7 But it I# oven so., . The amount of tonnage ut iho uiu.il rale per lon of coal actually exceed# per annum the gold dug In California, and brought.(o the market# oflho world l M * New Soott Paver in Washington.— lfl* reported that a newVaily penny paper ie eoon to appear in Washington, advocating the claim# of/Oeh. Scott for the next Presidency. It le stated thot ample mean* are provided, and the beat editorial talent hot been secured. A Sensible Union Man.— Hon. David 8* Reid, who ha# Just entered upon the duties of (lie Gubernatorial office In North Carolina, ha# provided a solace Jo the cere# of official station by taking himself a wife— This i# considered conclusive proof of hie estimate ofth* value of Iha'Unlon. . 1 A Giants at Onr Country* .* ThqNew York Courier, In the coucao of oh orli clo on tho progrcßO or the iiotiona, eoya that ip no country ■ has tho advance been io great os in out pwn. In Ilia year 1800, the.populatibn.of the United SWlw Was 5j300,000; it >ia now 23,500,000. The nunber ofSlqtes (hen‘composing (ho Union was 16; itisoow 31. Our territory then was 1 000,000 square rtilce; •It is nbw.'3|SOO,ooo. All of our present domalnWst of (lie Mississippi then belonged to France an«TSpaln» and Was an unbroken wilderness. Florida was owned by Spain, and Georgia wns (ho only Stale on tho Gulf of Mexico. West of New York, there were no Slates but Kentucky and Tennessee, and these had spent most of their feeble energies in bloody strife with a savage (bo. Illinois,’lndiana, Ohio, Michigan, (Aid (tie western half of oui* owh Staid, were yet but hunting grounds, wherblndlans roamed unmolested. “in over/branch of industry, our cotthtryhaß made on advanceboriWpondingto that‘in -its.population. Agrieulturo has imp™ tjian with the in recased'enlargement of.our bojipda of civilization; and we now not only supply the wants of onr own teeming imllibne,' bat have 'dh immense surplus to shipto foreign lands',.' tq 1,600 J , the .total value of atl hinds of manufactures-pad. products pfjndustry in the * United Slates hardly 1 exceeded an hundred; millions of dollars; in 1850 tho value,"si-to-be shown by tho' census nb>v inkibg, will, probably bo full six hundred millions. In 1800,l|io domestic exports a* mounted, lu 831,840,000; in' 1850 to $130,94(5,917. The exportation of cotton alone has increased from $5,000,0db annually to 65 or Vo milUbne. . . Our Inland .Lake Trade, has . increased from an amount toe-insignificant to bo estimated, to tho enor* incus value of $*200,000,000 annually. Our■ fo/eign marine is now hardly inferior in extenl of vpluo to that of Great Britain, on# wb are now.gnlrtlng fatter than'over on our gigantic frivol. Fitly ye»rt ngn, scarcely one- of our present four thousand mile# of canal existed, and not .bpe of our pfcsent.eight thod. *and miles of railroad, or one. of our.prescnt sixteen thousand/miles oftekgraph ‘was either known or dreamed of. ‘ In short', under the.invigorating.influ enco of ifrbb institutions, yve have grovtfn great and strong, with a rapidity which makes tame the wildest hopes ofllia founders of our Government. ' From California. —We have adyicea from Califor nia (wo weeks later, The doles frpm San Franclnco arc to Uio IBll> ult,, end from Sacramento to the 14th. The amount of gold dust brooghj by llio lvyo steam, ere—the. Cherokee end Promothus— is nearly equal 10 93,000,001). The great political topic in Califor nia, was the election of a Senator qf.the D. Slates, in place of CBl. Fremont. .The. cholera had nearly disappeared. The total amount of gold-dust cleared nl the Custom House of San'‘Francisco, from. Nov. 19, 1849, to Dec. 15, 18S0 t >aa nearly. 839 l OOQ t OOO , ; An attempt was recently'roado lo sel fire to San Francisco. It was discovered in lim«4o*'ft4hat the iniquitous object. ileal -estates "and;ironta ore do dining. The banks woro Tull of money on deposit, and gbbd papor was discounted at eight per cent, a month. Mr. King, the new Collector, had not ar rived. There ate now no less than seven daily pa pers in San Francisco, and two more are talked of. Opening or the Canal Commissioners are determined lo'comuicncc business early this season, for they Have announced that the main line of canal between Philadelphia and Pitts, burgh will bq opened on the ; J4tli of next monlb,qnly two weeks from the present lime* This ik an early opening of tiio public works, but tbe tiiiUfness nl’ the season and. the pccessilics of. .business sufficiently warrant it*; Pennsylvania trade has ajf*enl advun ugeTromiboFaTly.obmmencerosot of bdCneiti and customers In >ths South.and -West can »jiopolbod with Ibelr goods tor llie“spring tfatfo'ivivths Fyfare they can get them through other charmcll In New Yprh,the rigors of the season noljallow the Slate Canals to bo opened much befote the first of May. ‘ , i . Tub National-Defences.—ln hjsfepofjt to tbedc parlment, Gen. Totten, chief of iho engineer corps of the army, in speaking.of.our ayslera of defences and iho condition of the various fortificstjonson our Northern border, bites Fort Delaware as %n instance of Iho economical policy with which pointy of defence hayo been chosen. lie says of it, that il ls situated forty miles below Philadelphia, and majl certainly bo mado to prevent the'nearer approach ofan enemy by water. The river being thus closed against his further progress, no enemy could reach the city ex* ccpl by landing and marching thither i in doing which ho would encounter the population, of New Jersey and New York fulling on his flank on the one side, and that of Delaware and on the other. And while the fort will thus .effectually cover the city of Philadelphia, it will cover.also (be Ches apeake and Delaware Canal, Iho Railroad from, Bal timore lo Philadelphia,the powder manufactories on the Brandywine, the (owns of Newoast)o,<Wiiming ton and Cheater, sml several other places;/ 230 169 167 142 Deatu or Walter Colton.—The Re», Waller Col. ton, for many year* a Chopluln in the Untied Sidle* Nivy, died'at hie residence in Philadelphia, on Wed nctdtiy afternoon of lust week, He was-a man of 3160 1700 1700 handsome acquirements, and a moil worthy, and do* vout Christian. He was tamo year* ainca the prin cipal cdi(or of tho Nofth .dmrricaß, and iron groat credit for Ilia ability, looming, and bendtolence of lioart. Afterwards, , wht(c officially engaged upon the Paoitio coast, during our.troubles with Mexico, ho waa chosen Alcalde of Monterey, and In that office displayed talents of a high order, performing its du ties with energy end integrity, yet with'ah affability I of manner, and kindness of deportment, th'at.endesr od him toiull. His literary productions afford the key to ilia character,-which was'dverffbjHhg with benevolence and bhuVity,und he loaves a tgide qirole of friends, who-will ever cherish and voheroto Ida memory. • •••••’ , , . , » v A ColiruiißNT TO Urn. Scott. —The LegiiUuirp of Virginia, aiitilast sosalon, voted omuaiivo gold medal lo General Winfield Scott, for Id# 1 services during the late Mexican ,war. The medal hut juat been completed, and the Governor of Virginia ha* appointed a committee from the members oftlipprc. aenl Legislature to /n*ko Iho presentation.' The medal is 8J Inches in diameter, fivc.aixtccnllu of an inch thick, and is of course very massive end . rich, U contains tlio names of the' various battles Scott fought In Morico, and p bust of himself. It is laid to bo one beauty'and magnificence, " Darlington, V(. Court srmoiilloos the re* mark of a postmaster in that county* who hod hold office under all sorts of administrations forilhp. last twenty years,that •Ifiho administration coujd change its politics quicker than he could, he was willing to be turned out. 1 : More Villainy in.Boiton.— Some astounding do volopmenla relative lo the recenkdiaiippeorance of a young girl named Drown,tbedaughier of n highly respectable Abolitionist* are being made In Ihe “Mb* derri Athena/’ It appears (ho father had expressed himself indiflerent'aa to whether hie daughter mar* Vied a while man or negro. She (90k him at hie word* sod a four weeki since eloped with a block man, married him, find, in hie corripar>y, werl to the different dene of. Ann street/In ono of which she was discovered by an pffiqer, and carried lo her father. Shu la now In the Lunaiio A*ylnm» . Tho ■ffulf'hm bean hushed up,on settovolof the os4kb Qaverndr Quitman* ThU NeV Orleans Delta, a paper, sympathetic with Iho Cuban invaders, and therefore likely to be well informed of the intentions and purposes of It* chiefs and abettors, in its number. of N the,lsth in'st., publishes the following : i , ' • i\ * C A telegraphic despatch from daokeon, Miss., which appears in another column of our, journal, announces that Judge Ghdlson, of the United Slates District Court, has determined to Issue the writ of arrest prayed for by the District Attorney of that District against Governor Quitman. .The constitution of Mississippi containing no provis ion for the oaqe of the temporary absence of the chief executive officer of the State, Gov. Quitman has not considered himself at liberty to leave the State for andndefinile period, (for the proceedings carried on here-against .him might be protracted.) unless under- the compulsory.process or the court* Gpvernor Qoilman will r ,weare certain, promptly and cheerfully..obey, the.process of \hal court as soon as it. is served upon him, and come dq\vn. io New. Orleans to meet the indictment found against him. We- have been assured that Judge Gholson has thus far delayed Issuing the writ of arrest, in order, to allow Governor Quitman suffi cienitiine to dispose Of the business of his office, as lo.be able to absent himself from Jackson with out lob muoh..prejudice to .the public interests cbn flded to his kefping.’* Pennsylvania Wool.— Wool, is one of the great' staples trom which this Stats derives much of its Wealth; and .wo scr, with pleasure, that the Legisla ture lias appointed a select; committee, Jo’ consider, tho discoveries of P. A. Browne, Esq., of PhiUdel phia, on this subject, to which he has devoted much attention. ’lf the product bf wool can bo doublcdby’ brocding.snd crossing the best kinds which produce lhe a /?ff«s( fleece and the moat, durable and beautiful cloth, casaiincrb-aml-shawls;U is difficult to see why the Legislature ought 'not 16 extend to Cal. DroWno' aid and .encouragement.. The Jinest fleeced .(the golden flocoo J) ! will ent ho morb picture than the coarsest ; its meat will ho as tender and swset, but its wool will‘bring 50, 60, or 100 Tpcr cent, more;*- Add to these considerations, the importance of Jins wool to A-morican-inunuracluros, and the Ponnsylva nia-recburcop, and abundance of sound rcasons.will aniply-jbstify the Legislature in lending him a 'help* Ing hand,’in a matter that concerns equally-bvery citizen. ■ •• ■ ImportantSlavert very Important case waa docidcd recently, In the Supremo Court of the United Spates. Chief Justice. Taney delivered the opinion, and Messrs. Judge MeLonn, Wayne and Catron dissented. It relates to the ordinance of 1787, and ihoconclusivcncss of the decisions of Slate Courts on the-suhjeol of slavery. The opinion is to bepub lislied. Jenny Lind.— This |ady was not pleased with her reception- ut Havana. ; There was no orowd'and no excitement; in consequence, the Swedish Nightingale ruffled up her feathers and showed her bill.' fi.iruum kept.oal.br the way of Us point until her cx isperolion had somewhat subsided,.when.ho. went in and finally pucificddier. Slio was dissatisfied with the spirt, incnls provided for her, ond left them. A suit has been Instituted by.the hotel keeper. i :Tns : Colonization. Scheme.—The Governor ol Indium, in Iris Into, message, warmly urges the proposition to colonize the free blacks upon (Itu attention of his constituent's and invokes then) io feinUiu (ho iiiovctficnt of Mr. Cyan, of Alabama, lor the employment of Government vessels to found an empire in Africa, ■ 's • The Tariff.— Tho Committee, of Ways and Means of of Congress have-agreed upon the main .features .of a •Tariff Bill.) Tb«y take an averago valoatlon of iron for the last ten years, and.assert doty on that. The rata of duiy» is to be 40 per cent.. Instead of 30 per cent., as at present. To woolens there is to be added 10 per rent. to ; tlio present rate of 30 per cent; In all eases where there is a duty of 10 per cent, on the raw material, 10 per cent. is. to bo added to the present rate of duty. The bill is to be presented; the correspondent of the. Journal of Commerce says, on Monday of next week. He adds ; The Board of Appraisers has. not yet-.been adopted. Cotton fabrics are sacrificed to the hemp and iron. Frauds on the revenue are to be prevented by some means or other; but nothing Is yet agreed on, except some provisions which avoids the difficulty created by'Mr. Woodbury's decision. From all that l ean learn, the bill is likely to be so shaped as not to be particularly tasteful to New England. Whether they will go for it or not, cannot yet be known, for 1 do not know that their interests were represented io the consultations which led to this bill. At Bombay there have been Rome extraordinary exhibitions or the disregard of the natives for hu man life. We have no less than 19 deaths from vlolepoe.recorded during the month of November, in the mortality tables, amongst which poisoning, stifling, strangling, and hacking to pieces from religious intolerance, slarldin awful and bold re lief, Tlio London Times, in speaking of the Ameri can census, says/ u that from what has already appeared, the returns will exhibit nn instance of 'meleftHl and industrial dovelopement unparalleled in tWinntds of nations,” and concludes an arti cle on tlm subject, by the,direct assertion, that ten years hence, the population of America will ex cised that of iheßritish Isles. Coins.— Mr. Potter's amendment to the Reduced Postage Bill, authorizing the Mini to coin new three cent,pieces, {-silver and Jo weigh 12). of a grain, la on improvement in our coinage, but it ought not jo interfere with a ’ fuller supply of, srpatl coin', gold and silver, by our Mint. The demand*.oftrado for a mure .abundant small coinage ought lb receive the attention ofgovarnment on a scale or progressive Increase, corresponding ,(o il>o coup. tfyJn trade and population, wealth and Industry,— Ilf the present coinage were doubled, !! would not bo adequate tw° years hence, unless annually aug mented. ' . ■ • ’ Sentence or .Two Lawyers.-Nilcs omJ Robert* the two lawyers, convicted in Now York of uhluili* Ihg money under (also pretences, were brought up for sentence on Monday. Tlio Mirror auysj Doth looked polo and haggard. The clerk asked ihoin separately-If they hud anything to say why sentoncoahould not be passed against them,to which they answered. In the negative. Tho Recorder do. livered a brief address, in which ho. iolludod to tho Erisoners 1 families, and tho disgrace and stigma rought upon themselves, in their committing such crimes. >. . - The sentence of (ho court was, (hat Gcorgo W, Niles be Imprisoned in tho Slates* prison fur two years and a litlf.and pay,s9oo(J Hue; and lliul Nu. thiinio) W. Roberta be imprisoned in the City prison for, 30 days, and fined $950. Tho prisoners were immediately convoyed to their colls. Wnon tho sonlcncoii were pronounced, tho spectators attempted to applaud, but Wore slopped by the court. Bhooxiko Murder—A Schoouiaster Mprdcrro jjt . ms, Scholars.—Wo learn, says the Cincinnati OaieUt, that a shocking murder occurred in Goshen, on Wednesday last, under (ho following ciroumitan. con - A teacher in a district school in that township, was In tho act of punishing one of Itispupils.'a lad of fourteen, fur some misdemeanor, when his elder brother, about sixteen years of ago, canio up behind him, and levcled a blow at the head of tho (cuohor, which crushed his skull in manner, that he filed llxj' next day. Tho bpys Immediately (iud'from (ho (own, and (uivonot yet, boon arrosjed. Justice Irwin of Clermont county, was in this city.yesterday, endeavoring to gain some elue.lo'lhslf Whereabouts/ Ws dia riol isaro the nimei of the ptYlles, ' ... .. CHP|»INGSOP THQ WEEK. Coloiiel JIRNRy S. Gcrcß, has been elected to succeed Col. Benton ia the United Stales Sen ate,Trom Missouri. Geyer*is a \Vhlg, and was elected by ihe union.6f lhat pariy. Willi ihej.anti-: Bentonites, He, is a gentleman of- about bixty (jve yeafs’ of age. Col. Benton hasr beeo. twenty, years in the Senate of the) United States, and al ways occupying., a commanding position. v His successor must be a man of great talents to make in that body the same impression as his prede cessor. “ * An Excellent Sentiment.— The following sentence occurs In a Thanksgiving sermon deliv ered at Philadelphia by the flev.. Mr. Bralnard: u He who counsels a resistance by force to an Vxlsiing law, ■Without. inlendlhg’ a" revolulion lo give a better goyorninenti-ls an assassin.!-■; . \JNothing[U more true, tliah-thia’remark, j Similar Punishment.—A Mr. Lynton has lately’ a coinmunicaflon to'llio ‘Asiatic Soci ety of London, descriptive of-antodo of punish room pecullartcf theoriminal code China:: U A Chinese merchant, named Hiamlyf accused and convicted of Jiaving kilted his wifq; \Yas‘ aon> tnjWl* deprivation of sleep. Tlte e'x?cUliOn iookplace aiAinoy in the.-month ofjuno'last. ’Thp bondeinned, was piaced.in pris on under the surveillance of three guardians -who relieved, each, other every .alternate hour, and who prevented him froni taking any sleep night or rlnyJ He lived thus ipr nineteen days without.having slept for a single minute. At. the-001110101100(0001 of the eighth day, his, Bufferings were so cruel ihai he bpgged, 88 a great favor, that they would kill him by strangulation.' ’ ■' . ; . - ,Local Papers.*— Gol. Wallace, of the Phila* dHphia Daily-Sun, says, in reference lb support* Ing.the bounty press.* • -• . ' . * Wfi have a!ways held that duty of our country friends.is to ih»;ir IbcalhewSpiipprß; they should he-ljberully/support^,'rim! ho one should ■neglect them.for tho .purpose of subscribing 16 a city weekly.. Tlie local interior are ollchsal heavy expense, and. work,night ami day. both with'bead and hands, for the* accomodation of their^ooinmoniiies,«ml. they, qhouldireceive a Pberahrehvunerution. . . terrible afcidcnl/happened in Now York on Wednesday, week.’ A row of brick houses,-six in number, neafly- vonipleted, fell on a nunitar of’workmen, killing some eight or ten and.wounding ; obout.double, that, number* If is xaid that lltoimoriar used in'-the 'erection’ of tin walls was mixed with'loam instead of sand, which was the causa of the-sad catastrophe. ' Counterfeiters’Arrested,— Five women and [wo men—all from Philadelphia*—were arrested in. New York; bn.. Friday, for passing counterfeii money—principally of the Miner's Bank'iT Putt*- ville. The women stale that they have families depending upon ihem for support, In Philadel phia. ! A- CnußCd IN DAKKNESS.-lSonh after the con gregation assembled in Si. Peter's church, Phila delphia, bn Sunday evening, the gas lights wi-ni but, leaving the entire congregation In total dark ness. TKey had to grope their >Vay but in the best manner they could. , Hioii Time.— The Harrisburg Bank has jusi made a re-issue of .Relief notes, of ihe rienr-mina tlonof oneand two dollars. I'« next, best step would be io cause its own notea, to-bo nHleemed Philadelphia. . EWKirnpr Sumneit Fontvint.—A J man named Henry Woods.Ju Now YorU t /hearing' tho other day, lhat.hejhad been lvft a legafeylof 95,000 by tile death ofla relative In Scotland, immediately quit work, got drunk, and the next morning was' found drowned in one of the docks ! • Joseph C. Martin, of Washington conniy,.liae been elected State Librarian for the ensuing year, in llm room of Mr. McDowell, the. former Libra rian, who t»rt been removed. . Cj*The Postmaster General has established a Post office ot Fifihersvjllo, Dauphin county; Pa..‘ and appointed Abel Wjse Postmaster. The office at Slcrrel's Gap, in this county, is dlsconifned. oCj*The St. Charles Hotel;>New Orleans, was destroyed by Are on the 18lh Inst. It wan the most superb hotel in tba world, and it cost $BOO,- 000 to build it. ! Wild Hoc Cauout.—The wild hog, says'the* Hartford Times, which has been running at large in. Long Meadow, Massachusetts, for three years and baa been hunted.every winter til) the present time, has finally been caught. He used- uj> rhe or two dogs, and was taken after an uninterrupted chase of aix days and.iilghta—one pariy.rciieving the oilier so as to keep him moving. It* required a week to “ get his tongue out,” end then soveiol dogs with a half dozen ntfti wi»b ropes, had n tough lime in securing him.. As two large dogs had him by the ears a hunter caught his hind hga and, dreW him up to a tree.' The animal made a fierce plunge at his oapipr, but shielded by a sap ling, the hunter came off uhsohathed; This was a Smyrna pig, and one of ti pair sent to a Mr. Cordis. His mate died, and he then Jumped the pen like a fox, and put for (he swamps. ■ Ho has given the hunters of this region some haid>ser vice, -and. baa’ proved ,hlmseir game io the last* IJo has been taken lu fcpnngMd; for exhibition, and is considered a rare specimen of -the hog spe dies;' ' V : Land WAftitAhTf.—The’Republic publishes a circular Ifom Ja». K.. Heath, Kfisijt, of Pensions, .which sjatesjhnl the issue of war rants, under the Bounty Land Lnw, hns com menced. The commissioner shows that ho is in ho .wise in blame.for the delay twhich has occurred in executing (he law. : '• . • (o*The steamship “ Oily of Glasgow" loofe her departure from Philadelphia onthe 16ih lniu,—» She will ARll.ffoin Liverpool op her second trip, bn tho IQtli of Pehunry, and is expected An reach Philadelphia about tho 25th nf ihfl month. OC7*A now Stoam Saw.mill is being creeled at Look Haven, Pa., intended to run a gang of t wen* ty-eighlsaws. > '" ' •', r ’ l Fuditivb Slavic PASE.r-Tho Danville Derp.o* oral states that o slave, named David Grayson, about 21 years of age, was arrested in that place on Wednesday,last, at the instance pf.Thoinaa Drigga, of Clarke county,. Va. Grayson owned up ut once, and seemed to bo very .glad to' see Mussa.” Ha had been working at the Montour Iron Works fpr some lime. The prospect of be* log carried hack to *» Ole Vlrglny,** appeared to brighten his sable countenance.,,Tho offair wem oflfquibtly, and without (ho'ieost okclteiricnj. } : (EF A few days ago o very imposing and costly tombstone, designed for the remains of Gen, Hut* rlson, was lauded at Nonh Uond, Ditto, ,■-The family have not t the slightest knowledge of tlio persons from whom it come* ' CCyFour gentlemen reablifitl.hs.nslng, Michigan* on the lOlh Ultirwho lipd hppii out huplii.g for a week, They tojtfftfbttr ,db?jr,‘atiU loft that number In the w,wd»i; ! ,.if,.- ,:i . PENNSYLVANIA '. ACIUCCLTPRAL COSTEXTIQy. A Convtntlo&'rf ‘doftgutcs ropresomlfo n * Farming internstp of -tho various count™, . .Pennsylvania, mot in the Court House at It, l-isburg. on ..Tuesday the 21-st in*. temporarily organized hy tho.appofittacnfS Gen. James levih, of Centro county, as Pri-v idcnt, and El ,E. Kinzcr, Secretary. All tb6 counties of the State were -represented either by special delegates,-or their JlepresontativM in tho Legislature. The delegation from Cum bcrland'county consisted of Messrs, Oconto IP Bucher, Whflr. Lino, jr. John B. Coovcr, Wm Adams, Thoa. Craighead,, David Coble’ J«k H. Weaver, Joseph Musscr,’John G. Williams. Samuel Coovcr, Christian Titzel, Col. S rw ter, Hon. 8. Hepburn. ~ -,, . / A committee of ono from each. Congression* al.tUftti-iot-was appointed to. nominate perma nent .officers. . jpuis C.ommittoo after conforms .togcthcv unabimously agreed to tender tho of. fico of President of tho Convention io Gov. W. E. JqWNfftoiVand it Wasacoordingly tendered to liim, but to avoid misrepresentation of any kind and to prevent misconstruction of tho purposes of the Convention,' lie felt it his duly to respectfully decline tho proposed honor. The Committed thcn'.nominatcd tho following offi cers, who, wore unanimously appointed: '■■President —Hon.- GEORGE-W; WOODWARD, of Luzerne county. • ■ > . . [24.Vice Presents*,and 5 Secretaries.] .Tho Convention being organized, on motion tho Hon. Joseph R. IngorsoU, Dr. Ellwyn, A. Patterson, W.* Stavbly ' and -G. -V; Lawrence were appointed a committee to' prepare bu&\. ness foivthe Convention,- which then adjourned to mect in the Capitol at 2J o’clock in the af ternoon. ‘ . :..In_the afternoon, -Judge Hays, of Lancnstcj; from a select committee, reported a Oonstita. tioa fon thd‘ Organization , ; of a Pemtt/lvam State. Agricultural Society, which after a spiri ted debate; on tho necessity and uses of mich an association,,wnaj unanimously adopted.— The Constliutidh Is as follows: ' CONSTITUTION. . The following is the Constitution of the Slate Agricultural-Society;•.!' The, name of, this sbdiety. shall bo «Thc Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society."— Tho'objccts of tho society.uroto fofctor ana is prove ngricuiturc/horticulturo and the domem tie and household ui-ta.“‘ . Bkctiox 1. Tho society shall consist of all such pertohs as aball'wgnify to tho executive committee their, wish td .become members, and shall pay to tlio Treasurer on signing the Con stitution of the’Society, not- less than $l, and nn ahhuar contribution of tlio sumo amount* and-alsu of honorary and corresponding mcw l bora. -The officers of County Agricultural So cieties in this State, or delegations therefrom, shall bo members ix-offlch of this Society. Tho payment of ,$2O shall constitute life member ship,'imd exempt the members so contributing from,all annual payments, Tho officcrs'of the Society shall bo a President, d Vico.President Horn each Con- I grcssionul District; tlnou fourths of whom shall bo practical fanners ,or horticuUuralistai Treasurer; a Corresponding Secretary; a lie cording Secretary; a librarian; nn Agricultu ral Chemist and Geologist, and such other as sistants us the Society may find essential to the transaction of its business; on Executive Committee, {consisting of tho above named of ficers, and five additional members^ LLTIEB or OrnCLUS. Seq. 3. Tho I'rttiOiui thall hay© a general superintendence of all the affairs of tho feici oly; in ease of tho death, illness or inability of thu President.to perionu the duties of bm of fice,-the Executive Committee shall select u Vico President to net in hia stead, who. shall have the sumo -power and perform the same duties os the President, until tho. npxt annual election. Prcm/3*nU,~ -It shall .bo, iheir duty to take charge of the affairs of thVAssucmtioh in their several districts; to advance all its' ob jects; to call upon farmers to report us to the condition of agriculture in their neighborhood; to ask for information ns to the modes of cul tivation adopted by different farmers, and us fur as in tbeir power, to make known tho re sources of . their districts; the nature of its soil; its geological character, and nil such mat ters os may interest farmers in every part of i the State. . Tlic Trcaturer shall keep an account of,nil moneys paid into his hands, ainl shall only pay bills, when audited and approved hy the Exec* utivo Committee: ouch order for payment must bo signed by tho President or Chairman of the Executive Committee. Corruponding Secretary. —The duty of this officer shall be to open a correspondence with all persons interested in agriculture, whether, in tuo State of-Ptinnsylvnuia or elsewhere, but especially with our ConyuJs in .foreign conn* tries, that new seeds, vegetables, or live stock, may. bo introduced, and their fitness for culti vation and propagation in our cUiuato bo tes ted. At each stated meeting of tho Society, lie shall road his correspondence—which shall, ei ther tho wiiolo or subh parts as.uiuv bo selec ted by tho society, form a portion of the trans- actions. Ho shall also correspond with the President, or,other officers of each State Sod* ety in tho United States, fit least twice..in the year, for purposes of combined and mutual ac tion, and to bo informed of the result and pro gress of each others efforts; also, to Invite me chanics to forward models or Implements for examination and trial. , Tho Uecording Secretary shall keep the min utes of the Society, and of the Executive ,Com mittee. At tho close of each year ho shall pre pare fur publication such parts of tho minutes and transactions of tho Society, as may be des ignated. ' • 'v ; . •/ , The Librarian shall tako charge of all books, Hihlots, &c.,. belonging to tbo Society, and act os curator to preserve seeds, imple ments, or whatever property tho-Society may* possess, ;Tho o/nwiHw.slpiU, transact .tuo business of tho society generally i ihall super intend and direct tho publication .of stick of tho reports and transactions ns they may deem proper,-and shell designate tho ;<uuq ami place for annual exhibitions/ regulate ture, examine all accounts,- and koeD'kitclrgcn oral charge.of tho affairs of tho Society as may best promote its interests. They shall select (heir.own Chnmnan, nml meet .monthly; -flyo members shall fouu a quorum. They-shall cull special meetings of tho Society when nec essary. Bf.o. 4, Tho Society shall meet nnnunllyon tho Ud Tuesday of January, at- llurrishurt'V when all the olhfiefs of tho Society shall he c* looted by ballot for tho cnsuing-yOui:, mid un til mother election. They shall also hold a general meeting ftt.tho tlmo of the annmd'cx* ibitlon, ami special- mectlngsiwhencvor con* voked by Uio. Executive Committee. fifteen members shall form a quorum < fori tho imps* action of business, but no: member in arrears shall bo eutitlcd to tho privileges of tho 60010" ty. . . > r V.' • • f.. • • See. 6. This Constitution, raoy lo altered or amended at iho nimUni mootings, in Jeriuary, by-dvoloof two-thirdad' the members in tendance. , . . . - j.f • ■ On Wednesday afternoon tho Convention a* gain assembled in tho hdirof.tho House,‘when tho Committee for tho appointment ofolfiders inadoropbft they had sotooted! tho Ifollowiug geatlcmun as.omooiH of this Society, Tin • .i ■ 1 •>j ,;» t ‘.j,. > m I • 1 r >, , PrtmitM! ■ j . Hon. FREDERICK WATTS, Cumberland. ‘ [J4 Semeiarlrai 1 (Dr. A. L. Bjlwyn, nf PhlW.) I. Uw'tM {Secretary, (If. Oi \Vnlkdr, of A|lnglienyO Treasurer, ,oeo. IT. Bucher, nf CumbV|l«» ,d l phemiet, 0, B, Trego, of Phll».» and 6 of an.,loxecuiivn CoiiHiihlep.] . . Hon. Joseph R. Ingorsoll, from tho Commit tee 6n that subject, then reported a memorial to tho Legislature; pniyiug'for an act or m* corporation to-tho “PennsylvaniajStato i»P r ** cultural Society,'? and a. JUstdopd roosonawo appropriation, foe* the tuica of thfl’Eo6mty--r The momoriftl iwas ilgi’ed by W* momboTß Of tbrOowmfltai*
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